sec.600Dealing with seized things

### sec.600 Dealing with seized things This section applies if a police officer seizes something under— section 597 (4) ; or a search warrant issued under section 599 . Having seized something, the officer may— move the thing from the place; or leave the thing at the place, but take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted deal with the thing in another way that a coroner directs. If the police officer restricts access to a seized thing, a person must not tamper, or attempt to tamper, with the thing, or something restricting access to the thing, without the approval of a police officer. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. s 600 ins 2003 No. 13 s 106 sch 1 (sec.600-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer seizes something under— section 597 (4) ; or a search warrant issued under section 599 . (sec.600-ssec.2) Having seized something, the officer may— move the thing from the place; or leave the thing at the place, but take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted deal with the thing in another way that a coroner directs. (sec.600-ssec.3) If the police officer restricts access to a seized thing, a person must not tamper, or attempt to tamper, with the thing, or something restricting access to the thing, without the approval of a police officer. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units. - (a) section 597 (4) ; or - (b) a search warrant issued under section 599 . - (a) move the thing from the place; or - (b) leave the thing at the place, but take reasonable action to restrict access to it; or Examples of restricting access to a thing— 1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted 2 sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted - 1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted - 2 sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted - (c) deal with the thing in another way that a coroner directs. - 1 sealing a thing and marking it to show access to it is restricted - 2 sealing the entrance to a room where the thing is situated and marking it to show access to it is restricted